There are 9 ways to get from Greece to Messina by plane, train, bus, busferry, ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
best- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane SKG - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
10h 6m€92–274Fly Athens International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ATH - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
7h 31m€74–231Bus, bus and ferry, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Rrogozhinëbus
- Take the busferry from Rrogozhinë to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovannitrain Re
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
22h 35mDrive, ferry
- Drive from Athens to Port Of Igoumenitsacar
- Take the ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisiferry
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
20h€185–275Fly Rhodes International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane RHO - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
7h 45m€92–374Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane HER - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
7h 14m€96–303Fly Athens International Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ATH - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain
9h 33m€87–241Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
27h 54mBus, bus and ferry via Vlorë
- Take the bus from Athens Larissis Station to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
31h 9m
Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Greece to Messina is to fly and train which costs €70 - €240 and takes 7h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Greece to Messina is to fly and train which takes 7h 14m and costs €95 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Greece to Messina. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Messina - Piazza della Repubblica via Vlorë. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 54m.
The distance between Greece and Messina is 881 km.
The best way to get from Greece to Messina without a car is to bus and bus and ferry and train and ferry which takes 22h 35m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 6m to get from Greece to Messina, including transfers.
Greece to Messina bus services, operated by Top Lines, depart from Athens station.
Greece to Messina bus services, operated by Top Lines, arrive at Vlorë station.
Messina is 1h behind Greece. It is currently 2:05 AM in Greece and 1:05 AM in Messina.
There are 1011+ hotels available in Messina.
What companies run services between Greece and Messina, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Greece to Messina. However, you can take the bus to Thessaloniki Airport, walk to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), walk to Catania Airport, take the bus to Catania Via Archimede, walk to Catania Centrale, then take the train to Messina Centrale. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens to Messina Marittima via Rrogozhinë, Rrogozhinë, Bari Porto, Stazione Marittima, Bari Centrale, Bari Centrale, Lamezia Terme C., Villa S.Giovanni, and Villa S.Giovanni in around 22h 35m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Athens International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Athens International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €29–230
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palermo Airport via Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €29–110
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €29–230
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Rrogozhinë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Rrogozhinë to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 8215414
- info@rucitours.com
- Website
- rucitours.com
Bus from Athens Larissis Station to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35
- Schedules at
- rucitours.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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